Garment hanger



A M. SCHECK GARMENT HANGER Aug. 7, 1956 Filed Jan. 7, 1955 FIG; 3.

INVENTOR ANNA MAE SOHECK United States Patent GARMENT HANGER Anna Mae 'Scheck, Philipsburg, Pa.

Application January 7, 1955, Serial No. 480,406

4 Claims. (Cl. 223-88) This invention relates to garment hangers.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a garment hanger wherein trousers are supported without the necessity of folding the same over the hanger as is done on conventional hangers.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a garment hanger adapted to support two pair of trousers and which is easily and readily adjustable to accommodate different sizes of trousers.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a garment hanger for trousers which supports the same without the necessity of emptying the pockets and which maintains the crease.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a garment hanger of the above type which may be used in the form of a wall hanger with slight modificatrons.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a garment hanger having the above objects in mind which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, has a minimum number of parts, and is effective and efiicient in use.

For other objects and a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyin g drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a garment hanger embodying the features of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an end elevational view thereof looking along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view thereof taken along the line 33 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view thereof taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, represents an elongated flat bar having a longitudinal slot 11 and integrally formed at its upper end with a hook or supporting element 12 which may be twisted, substantially as illustrated.

A pair of complementary arms 13 and 14 having their upper ends overlapping each other are pivotally connected to the upper end of the bar 10 by means of a rivet 16 or the like (Fig. 4), the lower ends of the bars or arms 13, 14 being twisted through substantially ninety degrees, as at 17. The twisted extensions 17 are integrally formed along their lower edges with the transverse bars 18 which terminate in the upwardly bent ends 19 adapted to retain thereon the trousers 20, supporting the latter along their waist portion. It will be noted that one pair of trousers may be supported on the forwardly extending ends 19, while a second pair of trousers are supported on the rearwardly extending ends.

As a means of retaining the arms 13, 14 in spaced relationship to each other and at a desired distance apart to accommodate the waist dimension of the trousers, a pair of links 21 and 22 are pivotally connected to the arms 13,- 14 respectively at corresponding points (Fig. 1). The inner ends of the links 21, 22 overlap each other and are provided with openings adapted to be aligned with the slot 11 and through which pass a screw 23 carrying a wing nut 24. Thus, upon loosening the wing nut 24, the nut 23 may be adjusted vertically within slot 11 to carry therealong the inner ends of the links 21, 22 and to vary the distance between arms 13 and 14 and thereby the hooked portions 19, as shown in dotted outline in Fig. 1. I

A curved wire 25 of heavy gauge is secured across its central loop portion 26 to the upper end of the bar 10 (Fig. 3) and terminates in the downwardly bent loops 27, the wire 25 supporting thereon the coat of the garment above the trousers 20, not shown.

The device may also be embodied in the form of a wall bracket without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art. It will be noted that the bar 11, 10 and hooked portion 12 are integrally formed of one unit. Thus, the entire hanger comprises five main pieces, the bar 10, arms 14 and links 21, 22. The wing nut 24 in combination with the bar 10 will stabilize the arms of the hanger, as will be obvious.

It should now be apparent that there has been provided a new type of garment hanger which involves a new method of hanging trousers, supporting the same on keepers (two in front and two in the back, instead of folding them over the hanger which is the conventional practice). It will also be apparent that this hanger is adjustable to accommodate trousers of different sizes and is provided with thumb screw means for locking the hanger in any position.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A garment hanger comprising a pair of complementary arms pivotally connected at their upper ends, means for supporting said arms, means for stabilizing the position of said arms relative to each other, said means being adjustable, and cooperating hook elements at the lower ends of each of said arms adapted to supportthereon the waist portion of trousers or the like, said stabilizing means comprising an elongated bar pivotally connected at its upper ends to the upper ends of said arms, said bar having an elongated slot, a pair of links pivotally connected at their outer ends to intermediate portions of each of said arms, the inner ends of said links overlapping and having aligned openings aligned with said slot, and set screw means passing through said aligned openings and slots and including a wing nut whereby to adjust and lock the position of said arms relative to each other.

2. A garment hangeraccording to claim 1, said hook elements being provided on the front and rear faces of each of said arms whereby to support two pair of trousers or the like simultaneously.

3. A garment hanger according to claim 2, said support means comprising a hook integrally formed in the upper end of said elongated bar and adapted to support the hanger.

4. A garment hanger according to claim 3, including an arcuate wire having a looped central portion mounted on said hook and terminating in looped portions, said wire being adapted to support thereon the coat or the like of the garment.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,955,995 Wood Apr. 24, 1934 2,393,632 Hartz Jan. 29, 1946 2,518,367 Penhallegon Aug. 8, 1950 

